Information processing apparatus, method therefor, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus which controls a medical inspection based on inspection request information received from external equipment, the apparatus comprising:

• a first display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display inspection information including a test image in a selectable form, which is transmitted to the external equipment;
• a second display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display inspection request information including specifying information for specifying an imaging technique in a selectable form, which is received from the external equipment;
• a determination unit configured to determine necessity of an additional inspection by comparing an imaging technique for a test image included in inspection information selected on display performed by the first display control unit with an imaging technique specified by the specifying information included in inspection request information selected on display performed by the second display control unit;
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• a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the external equipment, invalidity information for invalidating inspection information which corresponds to the selected inspection information and is managed by the external equipment, if the determination unit determines that an additional inspection is required.

An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which controls a medical inspection based on inspection request information received from external equipment, the method comprising:

• causing a first display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display inspection information including a test image in a selectable form, which is transmitted to the external equipment;
• causing a second display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display inspection request information including specifying information for specifying an imaging technique in a selectable form, which is received from the external equipment;
• causing a determination unit configured to determine necessity of an additional inspection by comparing an imaging technique for a test image included in inspection information selected on display performed in the causing the first display control unit with an imaging technique specified by the specifying information included in inspection request information selected on display performed in the causing the second display control unit;
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• causing a third display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information indicating that an additional inspection is required, when it is determined in the causing the determination unit that an additional inspection is required.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to function as each unit of an information processing apparatus which controls a medical inspection based on inspection request information received from external equipment, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display inspection information including a test image in a selectable form, which is transmitted to the external equipment;
• a second display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display inspection request information including specifying information for specifying an imaging technique in a selectable form, which is received from the external equipment;
• a determination unit configured to determine necessity of an additional inspection by comparing an imaging technique for a test image included in inspection information selected on display performed by the first display control unit with an imaging technique specified by the specifying information included in inspection request information selected on display performed by the second display control means;
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• a third display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information indicating that an additional inspection is required, when the determination unit determines that an additional inspection is required.